Nasdaq 100 extends rally as 5 biggest members all gain

The Nasdaq 100 Index
$ndx
is tallying a 13-point, or 1.2 percent gain, to 1,076, and has now run up 5.6 percent since the end of March. Microsoft
MSFT, +1.50%
the tech-friendly index's most-heavily weighted component with an 11.54 percent weighting as of Wednesday's close, is tacking on 32 cents to $26.04, and is up 7.6 percent in April. Rounding out the index's top-five heaviest weighted, Intel
INTC, +1.49%
is up 44 cents to $17.96, Amgen
AMGN, +0.97%
is adding 7 cents to $59.80, Cisco Systems
CSCO, +1.85%
is climbing 17 cents to $13.81 and Qualcomm
QCOM, +0.91%
is rising 76 cents to $34.94.

Have breaking news sent to your inbox. Subscribe to MarketWatch's free Bulletin emails. Sign up here.

Intraday Data provided by SIX Financial Information and subject to terms of use. Historical and current end-of-day data provided by SIX Financial Information. All quotes are in local exchange time. Real-time last sale data for U.S. stock quotes reflect trades reported through Nasdaq only. Intraday data delayed at least 15 minutes or per exchange requirements.